cathaoir

See also: Cathaoir

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cathaír, from Latin cathedra.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /kaˈhiːɾʲ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkahiːɾʲ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈkəiɾʲ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkaihiɾʲ/

Noun

cathaoir f (genitive singular cathaoireach, nominative plural cathaoireacha)

chair
1. (piece of furniture)
2. (professorship at university)
  Synonym: ollúnacht
seat, throne
stool, stump (of tree)

Declension

Declension of cathaoir

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cathaoir	cathaoireacha
Vocative	a chathaoir	a chathaoireacha
Genitive	cathaoireach	cathaoireacha
Dative	cathaoir	cathaoireacha

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an chathaoir	na cathaoireacha
Genitive	na cathaoireach	na gcathaoireacha
Dative	leis an gcathaoir don chathaoir	leis na cathaoireacha

Archaic genitive plural: cathaoireach

Derived terms

ardchathaoir (“highchair”)
cathaoir bhog, cathaoir shócúil (“easy-chair”)
cathaoir bhreithiúnais (“seat of judgment”)
cathaoir deice (“deck-chair”)
cathaoir easpaig (“bishop's throne, apse, synthronus”)
cathaoir luascáin, cathaoir luasctha (“rocking-chair”)
cathaoir othair (“invalid chair”)
cathaoir ríoga (literally “royal seat”), ríchathaoir (“throne”)
cathaoir rothaí (“wheel-chair”)
cathaoir sclóine (“swivel chair”)
cathaoir shúgáin (“sugan chair”)
cathaoir uilleach, cathaoir uilleann (“arm-chair”)
dul sa chathaoir (“to take the chair, preside (at meeting)”)
fear cathaoireach (“chairman”)

Related terms

cathaoirleach (“chairman”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cathaoir	chathaoir	gcathaoir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

"cathaoir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“cathaír” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
“caṫaoir” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 121.
Entries containing “cathaoir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “cathaoir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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